John Squire
| John Squire | |
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Onstage Manchester, England 2011
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jonathan Thomas Squire |
| Born |
24 November 1962 Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, Madchester, psychedelic rock, blues rock |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1984–2007, 2011–present |
| Labels | Silvertone, Geffen |
| Associated acts |
The Stone Roses The Seahorses The Shining Oasis |
| Website | Johnsquire.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| 1964 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman Höfner T4S (with "Jackson Pollock" paint job) 1960 (pink) 1959 Gibson Les Paul Fender Jaguar custom built by Stuart Palmer (Two models built, one in white, one in sunburst) Fender Telecaster |
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Jonathan Thomas Squire (born 24 November 1962) is an English musician, songwriter and artist.
Squire is best known as the guitarist for the Stone Roses, a rock band in which he formed a songwriting partnership with lead singer Ian Brown. After leaving the Stone Roses he went on to found the Seahorses and has since released two solo albums. Squire is also an accomplished painter and announced in 2007 that he was giving up music for good to fully commit to painting. He did however then return to music when the Stone Roses reformed in 2011.
As a contemporary of Johnny Marr of the Smiths, Squire was amongst the most accomplished and influential British rock guitarists of the late 1980s and early 1990s, known for his chiming melodies, spiraling riffs and live solos. He was voted the 13th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a national 2010 BBC poll.
He was born in Broadheath, Altrincham, Cheshire. Squire grew up on Sylvan Avenue in Timperley, around the corner from Ian Brown, and after attending Heyes Lane Junior School, he passed the eleven plus exam and went on to attend Altrincham Grammar School for Boys. As a child he excelled at art. He formed a close friendship with Ian Brown during their last two years at school together after Ian helped aided him in a fight with a school bully. The two further bonded over a shared love for punk rock, particularly the Clash.
The two (Squire and Brown) moved on to South Trafford College after passing O-Levels. Ian did not last long before getting expelled and John dropped out shortly after in order to start a band. Although Squire had a couple of guitar lessons, he was largely self-taught.
In the early 1980s Squire and Brown founded the Patrol that eventually became the Stone Roses, with Squire as lead guitarist from 1984 to 1996. The partnership between Squire and Brown formed the heart of the band's lyrical and musical output. Squire is once again playing guitar in the reformed Stone Roses from 2011.
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